3.5.2.1 Methods of Social Control

• Formal social control is enforced by the state
• Match the formal method with its description:

  Laws ↔️ Legally binding rules

  Police ↔️ Law enforcement agencies

  Courts ↔️ Legal bodies

  Prisons ↔️ Correctional facilities
• What is the primary mechanism through which informal social control shapes behavior?

  Social influence
• What guides behavior in informal social control without formal enforcement by authorities?

  Societal norms, values, sanctions
• What is the primary mechanism of informal social control?

  Peer and community pressure
• Formal social control is universally effective in deterring criminal behavior.

  False
• What type of social influence shapes behavior in informal social control?

  Peer and community pressure
• Order the key formal methods of social control:

  1️⃣ Laws

  2️⃣ Police

  3️⃣ Courts

  4️⃣ Prisons
• Informal social control relies on official institutions like police and courts.

  False
• Formal social control can deter criminal behavior through the threat of punishment
• Match the potential benefits of formal social control with their descriptions:

  Deterrence ↔️ Reduces criminal behavior through the threat of punishment

  Punishment ↔️ Holds offenders accountable for their actions

  Rehabilitation ↔️ Reintegrates offenders into society

  Public Safety ↔️ Ensures community safety and security
• Outdated norms can lead to stigmatization and social divisions within a community.


  True
• Formal social control aligns with societal values that prioritize order, punishment, and state authority
• What does social control aim to regulate in society?

  Behavior
• What are some examples of informal social control?

  Family, peers, culture
• Informal social control is enforced by authorities

  False
• Formal social control includes methods enforced by authorities like laws and prisons.


  True
• How does informal social control shape individual actions?

  Social influence
• Match the positive effects with negative effects of informal social control:

  Community Cohesion ↔️ Outdated Norms

  Promotes Values ↔️ Stigmatization

  Crime Reduction ↔️ Social Division
• Formal social control involves internalization of societal expectations.

  False
• Formal social control maintains order and security in the community
• What is the primary aim of formal social control?

  Maintain order
• What is one negative effect of formal sanctions, according to the study material?

  Labeling effect
• What is one positive effect of informal social control?

  Community cohesion
• Match the positive and negative effects of informal social control:

  Community Cohesion ↔️ Strengthens social bonds through shared norms

  Promotes Values ↔️ Reinforces ethical behavior in society

  Outdated Norms ↔️ Can perpetuate harmful practices

  Stigmatization ↔️ Ostracizes non-conformists
• Factors influencing the choice and effectiveness of social control methods:

  1️⃣ Societal Values

  2️⃣ Cultural Context

  3️⃣ Cost

  4️⃣ Flexibility
• Formal social control uses explicit rules and consequences


  True
• Informal social control relies on the internalization of societal expectations
• Steps in maintaining social order through formal social control

  1️⃣ Detection of crime

  2️⃣ Prosecution of offenders

  3️⃣ Punishment of guilt
• Informal social control operates through the internalization of societal expectations
• Formal social control relies on official institutions
• Formal social control can lead to unintended consequences such as recidivism
• Social control refers to the methods and mechanisms used by society to regulate behavior
• What are laws in the context of social control?

  Legally binding rules
• What is a potential drawback of formal social control?

  High costs
• High rates of recidivism indicate a failure of formal social control methods.


  True
• Informal social control relies on societal norms, values, and peer/community pressure
• How does informal social control reduce crime rates?

  Voluntary conformity
• Informal control is more costly for the state than formal control.

  False